Hola

[thehillgolfer]

Hey my name is Joey, I picked up golf seriously about two years ago. Now i'm 17 and hoping to get good enough to go play in college somewhere. Looking forward to talk to more good golfers, there arent many i know around here.

[neudi]

are you on a high school team? what college are you thinking about...tell us a little bit more ... welcome aboard

[thehillgolfer]

yes i play on a high school team. my school is a small private school, and we got a team like 2 years ago, but we are ok. for college i would like to play golf somewhere, but i have no clue how to go about getting my name out and stuff so if anyone has any advice, feel free to give it. But besides the golf i'm thinking of Virginia Tech (since i grew up in bburg), Wake Forest and Grove City College, which is like an hour north of Pittsburg.

[neudi]

play in some big tournaments...there are scouts that go to them...sometimes...do well...and practice

[thehillgolfer]

i play on some small local junior tour in the summer. I'm going to play in one ajgt tourney in the fall i think. next year i'm going to try for the scott robertson memorial tourney...if u've ever hear of it. its really big and only an hour from where i am.

[neudi]

next year...try and play in the open qualifier...pub links...tourneys like that as well...

[thehillgolfer]

do u have to join the USGA to do that? or can i just be a VSGA member?

[neudi]

I have a usga handicap...that is all...im not registered or anything...but i would get it checked first...go to your local pro and ask them...they should know.

[thehillgolfer]

ok...i'll do that, cuz i know my course doesnt do a handicap, but i've been told i can become a VSGA member and get a handicap by just sending in scores and stuff, and for the state ameatuer u have to have under a 2 handicap or something to try to qualify

[TinCup]

I would look up some schools and email the coaching staff. Ask them what they look for in recruits. What type of numbers or rankings you'd need to start or just to make the team. If you really just want to play golf and don't care so much about the name of the school I'd check into some Div. 2 and Div. 3 schools.

I played tennis at a Div. 1 school and it was really overrated. I transferred to a Div. 3 school and am loving it. First of all I own like all the school records for wins, get to play all the time and its a lot of fun. Div.1 tends to look down on fun and takes it way to seriously. Just my 2 cents.

[thehillgolfer]

thanks...i've done a couple of those recruiting questionaires for some schools i've been looking at...i think i'll prob go the div3 route...if i'm good enough to even do that

[TinCup]

Yeah go for it. ITs a lot of fun and totally worth it. No point playing at a Div 1 school if you don't enjoy it so go where you'll have the best experience!